Officer - Climate & Sustainable Energies

ICLEI is a global association of over 1,000 cities, towns and metropolises in 86 countries with a mission to promote global sustainability through local action. ICLEI has around 300 urban development professionals working in 17 secretariats and offices, supporting cities and regions to become sustainable, low-carbon, resilient, biodiverse, resource-efficient and productive, ecomobile, smart and healthy and happy. More than 20% of the world’s urban population benefit from ICLEI's work which is global in scope and impact, and yet very local in implementation.

ICLEI's member cities drive innovation by pioneering the development and application of new processes, instruments, methods and tools for local sustainability. ICLEI promotes integrated and cyclical management and governance of all sustainability related policy areas.

The position of Officer - Climate & Sustainable Energies supports local governments throughout Europe in implementing innovative instruments and projects for integrated climate change strategies and planning and sustainable energy management, such as climate services related to mitigation and adaptation, sustainable energy action planning, carbon monitoring and reporting, and smart city projects. He/she will do this both in the framework of larger projects and consultancy services offered by ICLEI.

The position will also include further tasks, especially associated to project and service acquisition, supervised by and in close cooperation with the line-manager/Deputy Regional Director. The officer will proactively support the project development, the representative capacity towards European institutions and national governmental structures and institutions and thereby increase visibility and (economic) opportunities in the before-mentioned topical areas.

The position will financially be based on projects and services.

Tasks and responsibilities:

In cooperation with the responsible coordinator, preparation and implementation of projects in European and – if necessary – non-European countries (in particular in the field of climate change - mitigation and adaptation, as well as sustainable energy management)

Work-planning and process ownership in assigned projects and services including communication with partners and funders

Preparation and implementation of meetings and workshops related to the topical area and development and implementation of training curricula and materials

Further development, promotion and application of ICLEI tools supporting local climate change action (mitigation and adaptation), energy management (including at different scales and sectors) and smart city projects, such as GHG/carbon inventories and energy consumption modelling

Implementation of ICLEI services and products in the field of local climate change (mitigation and adaptation), energy strategies and management and smart city projects, including such as GHG/carbon inventories and energy consumption modelling

Development of guidelines and handbooks related to natural resource management and in particular on local climate change (mitigation and adaptation), energy strategies and management and smart cities

Acquisition of projects and service contracts based on current work in coordination with Line-Manager/Deputy Regional Director

Support to European advocacy work related to the activities mentioned above

Organisational skills: Proven skills in implementing projects and/or (consulting) service, high communicative competence (orally and in writing), strong writing, presentation and facilitation skills, team player, pro-active working style, ability to work self-organised within a complex working environment

Languages: Excellent command of English (orally, read and in writing)

Computing: Practical knowledge of monitoring software (particularly related to climate and energy), experience in MS Excel and other comparable software, use of MS Office

ICLEI Europe’s hiring policy is geared to ensure that the organisation hires employees without regard to their race, colour, religion, national origin, citizenship, age, sex, marital status, socio-economic background or sexual orientation. ICLEI’s policy is that applicants for employment and career progression are considered solely on the basis of their qualifications and competencies.